Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Palo Alto, CA
Median base salary$75,774−38% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$73.2k–$100.6k
Level III (senior) share50%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$74,870the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $71.1k25th $73.2kmedian $75.8k75th $100.6k90th $113.2k

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Percentiles from Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$74,87010

Salary details

Median salary$75,774
Middle 50%$73.2k–$100.6k
vs. all employers−38%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,889 and $114,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,053
25th$73,237
50th (median)$75,774
75th$100,568
90th$113,242

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$75,774
Median prevailing wage$74,870
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage83%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in Palo Alto, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Biochemist, Molecular and Cellular Biologist and Epidemiologist and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA and San Francisco, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research filed 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research's H-1B filings is $75,774; half of filings fall between $73,237 and $100,568. Bonus and stock are not included.